Here you will find a whole range of recipes incorporating beans from the ancient world to modern times. Just about every civilization and culture has recipes using beans as they can be dried and stored over winter. Beans are also a survival food and an excellent source of protein in conjunction with staples such as maize, wheat, barley, millet etc. For this reason many of the bean recipes given originate in Africa and South America, though I have bean and bean-associated recipes listed here from all corners of the globe.

I am using a fairly broad definition of 'bean' here. Effectively I am including all pulses, raw bean pods, lentils and peas. Basically members of the Fabaceae family of flowering plants that produce pods or seeds that are edible by humans. This included beans such as broad (fava) beans, haricot (navy) beans, cannellini beans, barlotti beans, adzuki beans, haricot beans etc; string beans, mangetout, fine beans (where the unripe pods are edible); peas; and lentils. There are also beans grown primarily for oil extraction (soy beans) and beans that are fermented to to make condiments (such as African locust beans).

In almost all instances, human farming started with grains, but all grains are deficient in the essential amino acid, Lysine (maize is in addition, deficient in tryptophan). This is one of the reasons that despite higher availability of food, the health of the first farmers declined in comparison with their hunter-gatherer antecedents. Legumes are generally deficient in Methionine, but have plenty of lysine. So, if you combine grains and legumes in the diet you have a complete source of amino acids. Interestingly, common nuts are deficient in both Methionine and Lysine, so you would need a diet of nuts, legumes and grains to get complete amino acid intake. This is why, once legumes were introduced to the first farmers' diets, health improved significantly. This is why, all over the world, there is a bean and grain staple that has often led to the rise of major civilizatons (rice and dhal on India; maize and beans in Mesoamerica; wheat or oats/barley and Celtic beans in Europe; sorghum, millet or teff and beans in Africa; rice and beans in Asia).

The recipes given here are sourced from around the world, and give a broad view of bean-based dishes globally. There are also more modern recipes using bean-based flours as a base for gluten-free dishes. Beans also have a very log glycaemic index compared with may other foods so beans and bean flours are excellent for anyone on a low GI diet.

The alphabetical list of all the bean-based recipes on this site follows, (limited to 100 recipes per page). There are 1082 recipes in total:

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Shorbat Adas (Jordanian Red Lentil Soup)      Origin: Jordan	Soupe au Pistou Monegasque (Monegasque Soup with Pistou)      Origin: Monaco	Stuffat Tal-Qarnit (Octopus Stew)      Origin: Malta
Shorbat Adas (Lebanese Red Lentil Soup)      Origin: Lebanon	Soupe aux Lentilles et Legumes (Lentil and Bean Soup)      Origin: Burundi	Succotash      Origin: Equatorial Guinea
Shorbet Ads (Sudanese Lentil Soup)      Origin: Sudan	Soupe aux pois et la viande (Pea Soup and Meat)      Origin: Guinea-Bissau	Succotash      Origin: America
Shourabit Silq bi Laban (Chard and Yoghurt Soup)      Origin: Lebanon	Souppa Hoummi (Chickpea Soup)      Origin: Cyprus	Sugar Bean Curry      Origin: South Africa
Shourbet Fassoolia Bayda (White Bean Soup)      Origin: Lebanon	Southern Succotash      Origin: America	Summer Vegetable Stew      Origin: Britain
Sichuan Hot Pot Soup Base      Origin: China	Spagetti biz-zalza tal-Qarnit (Spaghetti with Octopus Sauce)      Origin: Malta	Suya Beef Heart Curry with Beans and Wild Greens      Origin: Fusion
Siljo (Fermented Safflower Seed and Broad Bean Flour Paste)      Origin: India	Spanish Soup      Origin: British	Svinsko S Bel Bob (Pork with Beans)      Origin: Bulgaria
Sinigang na Baboy (Pork Sinigang)      Origin: Philippines	Spatchcocked Poussin with Lentils and Harissa      Origin: Fusion	Swamp Soup with Witches' Scabs      Origin: British
Sint Eustatius Rice and Black Beans      Origin: Sint Eustatius	Speedy Chilli Bean Wraps      Origin: Fusion	Sweet Sattu      Origin: India
Slangetjies (Pea Flour Noodles)      Origin: South Africa	Spiced Lima Beans with Garlic and Coconut      Origin: Nepal	Swordfish Biryani      Origin: India
Slow Cooker Pork Adobo Burritos      Origin: Mexico	Spicy Black Bean Tacos      Origin: Britain	Ta'amia (Egyptian Falafel)      Origin: Egypt
Slow Cooker Turkey and Lentil Chili      Origin: American	Spicy Carlin Pea Soup with Roasted Peppers      Origin: Britain	Taco Casserole      Origin: America
Smoked Chicken, Leek and Mushroom Pie      Origin: Australia	Spicy Chilli Bean Soup      Origin: Britain	Tacos de Carnitas (Pulled Pork Tacos)      Origin: Mexico
Smoked Fish Fisherman's Pie      Origin: England	Spicy Prawns and Green Lentils      Origin: Fusion	Tacos de Carnitas (Pulled Pork Tacos)      Origin: Mexico
Smoked Haddock Curry with Butter Beans      Origin: Fusion	Spicy Sambar Curry      Origin: Britain	Tagine bal Ghalmi wa Aflour (Lamb Tagine with Broad Beans)      Origin: Morocco
Smoked Salmon with Pea Pancakes      Origin: Britain	Spicy Sev (Spicy Gram Flour Threads)      Origin: India	Tajin Sibnekh (Chicken and Egg Tagine)      Origin: Tunisia
Smoky Mushroom and Chickpea Fajitas with Charred Spring Onion Salsa      Origin: British	Spicy Stuffing on the Wild Side      Origin: Fusion	Tam Mak Hoong (Laotian Papaya Salad)      Origin: Laos
Smoky Pumpkin Chili      Origin: American	Spicy Szechuan Pork Recipe      Origin: China	Tamales      Origin: Mexico
Snouts and Beans      Origin: American	Spicy Tofu      Origin: China	Tamil Nadu Sambar Curry      Origin: India
Socca (Chickpea-flour Crêpes)      Origin: Monaco	Sri Lankan Dal      Origin: Sri Lanka	Tanzanian Coconut Bean Soup      Origin: Tanzania
Socca      Origin: Monaco	Sri Lankan Green Bean Curry      Origin: Sri Lanka	Tarka Dal      Origin: Britain
Sopa de Feijao Verde (String Bean Soup)      Origin: Mozambique	Srpska Corba ot Graha (Serbian Bean Stew)      Origin: Serbia	Tavče Gravče      Origin: North Macedonia
Sopa de Frijol Negro (Cuban Black Bean Soup)      Origin: Cuba	Steamed Black-eyed Bean Dumplings      Origin: Ghana	Terrine Mauritanienne (Mauritanian Terrine)      Origin: Mauritania
Sopa de Frijoles (Salvadorean Red Bean Soup)      Origin: El Salvador	Steamed Sole with Black Bean Sauce      Origin: China	Texas Caviar      Origin: American
Sopa de Trigo      Origin: Portugal	Stew Peas      Origin: Jamaica	Texas Caviar II      Origin: American
Sopa di Bonchi Korá (Red Kidney Bean Soup)      Origin: Aruba	Stew Soup II      Origin: British	Tfina Camounia (Potatoes and Bean Stew)      Origin: Tunisia
Sopa di Bonchi Korá (Red Kidney Bean Soup)      Origin: Bonaire	Stewed Breast of Veal and Peas      Origin: British	Thai Chicken Soup with Ginger and Lime      Origin: Thailand
Sopa Puertoriqueña de Frijoles Negros (Puerto Rican Black Bean Soup)      Origin: Puerto Rico	Stewed pease and lettuce      Origin: British	Thai Green Curried Cod      Origin: Fusion
Sopa Seca (Mexican-style Rice)      Origin: Mexico	Stewed Pork with Chickpeas      Origin: Fusion	Thai Green Curry with Chicken of the Woods      Origin: Britain
Sopi di Bonchi Korá (Red Kidney Bean Soup)      Origin: Curacao	Sticky Asian-style Pork Neck Chops      Origin: Britain	Thai Red Jackfruit Curry      Origin: Fusion
Souko Dounguouri (Meat Stew with White Beans)      Origin: Niger	Stir-fried Clams in Black Bean Sauce      Origin: Hong Kong	The 'Complete Meal' Flatbread      Origin: Fusion
Soup à la Crecy      Origin: British	Straussenkeule in Weißweinsahne (Ostrich Leg Stew)      Origin: Namibia	The Ultimate Chilli Con Carne      Origin: Fusion
Soupa Louvana (Yellow Split Pea Soup)      Origin: Cyprus	Street Food Pad Thai      Origin: Thailand
Soupe au Pistou (Soup with Pesto)      Origin: France	Stuffat Tal-Fenek (Rabbit Stew)      Origin: Malta

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